Say What?

Kai’s language is growing leaps and bounds these days. Every time we turn around he surprises us with words that we’re not even sure where he learned them like minivan, Mickey Mouse, snake or Jeep. He’s ever the parrot, so we watching what we say especially closely. Funnier than his mimicking is the words he gets slightly wrong. They’re adorable and endearing and gone impossibly fast as he masters the words the way they should be pronounced. Here are some of our favorites:

Pronounced: Sear-see-yal
Actual word: Cereal

Pronounced: Other 4 letter f word,
Actual word:Frog

Pronounced: Butt,
Actual word: Button (as in belly button- imagine the confusion)

Pronounced: Melmo,
Actual word: Elmo, Shamu or Nemo, only context clues can define this one

Pronounced: Hooch/Fooch,
Actual word: Soup(Especially funny when referring to soup that Yiayia or Grandma made)

Pronounced: Eh eh,
Actual word: Monkey (animals are often the sounds they make)

Pronounced: Noo-nuls,
Actual word: Noodles

Pronounced: Cuk-cuk,
Actual word: Cookie (dessert or monster)

Pronounced: Oooooh, Whas daaaaat?,
Actual word: Oooooh, What’s that?

Pronounced: Another word for rooster,
Actual word: Clock

Pronounced: Mik Mik,
Actual word: Mickey Mouse

Pronounced: Pea-cool,
Actual word:Pickle